Municipal corruption:
In your own opinion, to what degree do you agree with the following statements? On a scale of 1 "Agree completely" to 4 "Do not agree at all".
The local media coverage is an important instrument in order to supress and expose abuse of power in my municipality.
Data from survey distributed 2011 by Statskontoret (Swedish Agency for Public Management) to politicians and bureaucrats in all Swedish municipalities. Data has been aggregated to the municipal level. Number of responding municipalities: 290.
Reference: Statskontoret (2012). Köpta relationer. Om korruption i det kommunala Sverige. Stockholm: Statskontoret.
Type of variable: Categorical